Whennewsofaninvadingarm□r□ac□ed□□do□i□,Marcuswa□thefirstt□vol□nteertodefendhishom□land.Wi□hhissw□rdinha□□a□dar□□rshin□ngi□the□u□l□ght,herodeouttomeet□hee□emyonthebat□le□iel□.□□e□ddsw□re□□ains□hi□,but□a□cu□'□unwaveri□gresolv□□a□□hopetohiscomra□esandstruckf□arintothehear□s□fhis□oes. W□□nne□□ofaninvadingarmyreache□Aldori□,Ma□c□swasthefirsttovolu□t□ertodefendhishomel□nd.□ith□isswo□d□n□andan□armorshini□ginthes□nlight,herodeouttom□et□h□enemyo□thebattlefi□ld.Theoddswer□againsthim□butMarcus'□unwav□ringres□lvegaveh□□etohiscomr□desandstr□□kf□arintot□eheartso□hisfoes□□> Whenn□wsofaninv□dingarmy□eachedAldo□ia,Marcusw□sth□fir□t□ovolunte□rtode□endhishomeland□□ithh□sswordinhandan□armors□iningi□t□es□nlight,her□de□□tto□□etthee□emyon□h□□at□lefi□ld.Th□oddswereagain□thim,butMarc□s'sunwaveringresol□egavehopetohiscomrad□san□stru□kfe□r□ntotheheartsofh□sfoes.□> W□ennewsofaninvadingarmyreached□ldoria,□arcusw□sthefi□sttovolunteer□□de□e□dhi□ho□ela□d.Wit□□i□s□or□inhan□□n□armorshi□□ngi□thesu□□ig□□,herodeoutt□meettheenemyonthebatt□efield.Th□□ddswereagainst□im,but□arcu□'s□nwaveringr□solvegavehopetohiscomr□desa□dst□uckfearin□othehea□tsofh□sf□□s□ Whe□news□fani□vadingarmyreachedA□dor□a,Marcuswas□hefirsttovolunteertode□en□h□shomela□d.With□i□swordinh□□□a□da□morshin□ngin□h□su□lig□t□□er□deouttomeetthee□emyonth□batt□efield.T□e□ddswe□eagai□sthi□,but□ar□us'sunwaveringresolve□av□hopetohi□comr□des□nd□truc□fe□□intotheheart□ofhisfoes. W□enne□sofani□□ad□ngarmyreachedAl□o□ia,Marcuswas□h□firs□tovolunteertodefendhishomeland.Wi□hhis□wordi□ha□dandarmorsh□ni□ginthes□nligh□,herode□uttomeettheenem□o□thebattl□field.Theoddswere□gains□□im,butMarcus'sunwaveringr□so□veg□v□□opet□his□omrad□sandstr□□k□earinto□hehearts□□hisfo□s□